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Originally Posted by seattleflamer
The Reid plan is hardly a blank check. It essentially punts complicated policy issues past the '12 election leaving the big 3: entitlement reform, deficit reduction and potential revenue increases/decreases to where it belongs as a separate legislative measure rather than tied to running the everyday operations of govt.
Noone benefits from bringing up the debt ceiling issue again in another 6 months except those who believe or want the electorate to believe govt is broken.
Decisions can't be made so lets throw everyone out and try something radical. IMHO, it is the fringe tea party movement of the GOP that is holding the economy hostage.
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The government is broken.
That much is pretty evident.
I don't necessarily agree with forcing another debt ceiling vote though, but I think they should pass a law that requires them to do entitlement reform, tax code reform, and form a special committee that has 3 months to go over the budget and find real cuts that will work.
In the meantime just vote to raise the debt ceiling with the $3 trillion in cuts.